“Yeah, yeah, I talked to him, man,” Anthony said. “Somebody told me that I was his favorite player last year. So I never really got a chance to talk to him but tonight it was my opportunity to let him know that everything will be fine. Just keep working and don’t get down on yourself. Everybody have times like this and it will get better.”

The rookie is averaging 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds a game playing an average of 11 minutes.

“He just said, ‘Keep working, keep my head up’ and it helped out a lot,” Bennett said.

He scored four points on 1-for-6 shooting in 23 minutes against the Knicks. Bennett is still on the comeback from a surgically-repaired shoulder he injured in May. He didn't train or play over the summer.